A State at Any Cost: The Life of David Ben-Gurion

by Tom Segev

Book Overview

2019 National Jewish Book Award Finalist

" A] fascinating biography . . . a masterly portrait of a titanic yet unfulfilled man . . . this is a gripping study of power, and the loneliness of power." --The Economist

As the founder of Israel, David Ben-Gurion long ago secured his reputation as a leading figure of the twentieth century. Determined from an early age to create a Jewish state, he thereupon took control...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374112649
• ISBN13: 9780374112646
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"